Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval one of three finalists for NL Gold Glove at third base

Should Sandoval take home the Gold Glove? (Lance Iversen/The Chronicle)

For the first time, the Gold Glove awards will be televised. It’s tomorrow night at 7 p.m. PST on ESPN2. Consider it counterprogramming to Pablo playing ball on MLB Network.

Sandoval is up against Placido Polanco of the Phillies and Daniel Descalso of the Cardinals.

Omar Vizquel is one of the presenters. Maybe that’s an omen.

Additionally, Carlos Beltran is one of three finalists for a right-field Gold Glove, which again shows that the managers and coaches who vote often go for the guy who hits the best, and whom they remember from glory years of the past. Beltran’s competition is Andre Ethier of the Dodgers and Jay Bruce of the Reds.